Working with Percents (Nakesha)
This was the lesson I gave during my Faculty Advisor's visit. I didn't make it through the entire lesson, but through my lesson, I addressed a preconception that students had (the preconception was regarding the fact that fractions are equal parts of a whole). Enjoy!
Absolute wonderful discussion based on the Grocery Line open question (ala Dan Meyer). Students were saying and thinking all the right things. Got to bring up Ratios. 90% to 100% engagement! Awesome way to make the distinction between Ratios and Rates!
Pretty straight forward lesson on ratios and rates but the students got the concepts really well thanks to real world examples. The manipulatives also got the students interested in the topics off the bat. YEY ratios and rates!
I used this SMART notebook lesson that I made on the projector to go over place holders and how to set up equations with my students since this is something they seemed to be really struggling with. It worked out great and I used the clickers at the beginning and the end of the lesson for the multiple choice questions. Students were really engaged and participated a lot.
Here's a lesson I did on determining circumference. I started off with a story for the Sir Circumference Series (I wanted to read the one called Dragon of Pi but it wasn't available). Then after reading I did a quick review of what is diameter, radius and circumference. Then we did a Twizzler activity (explained in the lesson plan) which worked out really well. The students loved it, and my faculty advisor said it was a great lesson.
The Coordinate Plane: Reflections and Rotations (Alex Willison)
The lesson plan introducing reflection as a coordinate transformation. It contains the script to go along with the PowerPoint Presentation below. Lesson Plan - Reflections.docx Reflections.pptx
Handout to go along with the lesson. This is in the interest of saving time. Reflections handout.docx
The lesson plan introducing rotation as a coordinate transformation. It contains the script to go along with the PowerPoint Presentation below. Lesson Plan - Rotations.docx Rotations.pptx
Handout to go along with the lesson. This is in the interest of saving time. Rotations handout.docx
Data Management
Previous knowledge review with Clickers and Smart Board
Number Sense
2 Exponents lessons (Doina)
Working with Percents (Nakesha)
This was the lesson I gave during my Faculty Advisor's visit. I didn't make it through the entire lesson, but through my lesson, I addressed a preconception that students had (the preconception was regarding the fact that fractions are equal parts of a whole). Enjoy!
Measurement
Complex Shapes (Brian)
Metric Conversion (Brian)
Geometry
Area and Perimeter of a Trapezoid (Andy)
Data Management
Mean, Median, And Mode Lesson Plans (Vicki)
Algebra & Probability
My first try with manipulatives, working on getting to variables (Julian)
Grade 8
Number Sense
Measurement
Here's a lesson I did on determining circumference. I started off with a story for the Sir Circumference Series (I wanted to read the one called Dragon of Pi but it wasn't available). Then after reading I did a quick review of what is diameter, radius and circumference. Then we did a Twizzler activity (explained in the lesson plan) which worked out really well. The students loved it, and my faculty advisor said it was a great lesson.
Green project (Kathryn Navarro)
Geometry
The Coordinate Plane: Reflections and Rotations (Alex Willison)
The lesson plan introducing reflection as a coordinate transformation. It contains the script to go along with the PowerPoint Presentation below.
Handout to go along with the lesson. This is in the interest of saving time.
The lesson plan introducing rotation as a coordinate transformation. It contains the script to go along with the PowerPoint Presentation below.
Handout to go along with the lesson. This is in the interest of saving time.
Data Management
Exploring Sample Size (Michelle K)
- This lesson explores, census, sample size and representative sample.
- Conducts a survey of the class
Lesson plan - exploring sample size.docx
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Lesson Plan - Exploring Sample Size ppt.pptx
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Histograms (Michelle K)Inferring and Evaluating (Amy LaRue) - 60 min lesson
Communicating about graphs (Samina Salman)
Algebra & Probability
Other Subject Areas
Science
Understanding Life Systems - Cells
Abiotic and Biotic Life
Using Clickers and various other techonology to enhance learning (Julian)